Gecko feet robot.

Looks like robots are finally catching up with gravity defying lizards...

Researchers have created a robot that can run up a wall as smooth as glass
and onto the ceiling at a rate of six centimeters a second. The robot currently
uses a dry elastomer adhesive, but the research group is testing a new
geckolike, ultrasticky fiber on its feet that should make it up to five times
stickier.

Although if stickiness of the feet translate to speed then 5*6cm/s = 30cm/s, and I can tell you the geckos at my house can easily do 2m/s when a cat is chasing them.

I suggest they stick one of these in the room and see how fast it goes !

Suit me up !!

Become super human for ¥70,000 a month

Well maybe you won’t be lifting a train, but 40kg per arm is nice, I can only do a 22kg dumb-bell, so this will surely make me look better in the gym ?? No ??

HAL is originally developed to help elderly or disabled people walk around
with their own legs and HAL-3 achieved the primary goal in 2000.

In 2005, the latest model HAL-5 was given upper body limbs as well as
weight saving and more compact POWER units, longer life battery and much smaller
control unit and spectacularly designed outer shells.

HAL is a robot suit which can expand and improve physical capabilities of
human being. By wearing HAL-5 and you can hold up to 40 kg load by arms and can
increase the maximum weight of leg press from 100 kg to 180 kg.

I can't wait for the "after-market" kits you can get for this..